Hak5: Installing RTL-SDR on Linux

In this episode of Hak5, a popular YouTube technology channel, Shannon shows how to use the RTL-SDR on Debian Linux. She shows how to install the RTL-SDR drivers from scratch if using a distribution without them pre-installed and also shows how to install and use rtl_fm, a command line FM demodulator.

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WTF is wrong with nerds? Can anyone still do something WITHOUT a goddamn youtube and goonglesucking? What happened to the good old days? I still remember times when you could just search for a nice txt manual. Something like: 1. Stick your damn PCI/USB/whatever in the damn computer! 2. lspci or fuckin lsusb! 3. wget something.deb or apt-get install something 4. goto the damn .config and nano/pico/vi it! 5. write that and change this in it! 6. run the goddamn executable file! Why is everything on fucking youtube now? And in a fucking resolution where you can’t distinguish a letter q from letter g. FUCKING RETARDED FUTURE IS NOW?!

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What is RTL-SDR

The RTL-SDR is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on DVB-T TV tuners with RTL2832U chips. The RTL-SDR can be used as a wide band radio scanner. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in RF.